Related Materials

Recognizing Innovation at the 2013 Henry Ford Technology Awards

​DEARBORN – Stemming from Henry Ford’s vision to open the highways to all mankind, Ford Motor Company was founded on innovation.

Known for more than just great cars and trucks, Ford is a technology company, focused on the development of cutting-edge innovations that make the consumer experience seamless and enjoyable.

For that we owe thanks to our researchers, scientists and engineers who generate ingenious ideas that keep the company ahead of the game.

For the 33rd year, these innovation leaders were acknowledged for their achievements at the recent 2013 Henry Ford Technology Awards (HFTA).

“The technical fellowships and technical recognition are the heart and soul of Ford,” said Alan Mulally, president and CEO. “The Henry Ford Technology Awards are the embodiment of Go Further because what our tech team does every day continuously improves the technology and makes it useful to people around the world.”

The HFTA program was established to celebrate the exceptional technical contributions of Ford employees globally. Each year, recipients of this prestigious award are recognized for their ground-breaking developments that help pave the way in the automotive industry.

“We are first and foremost a product company and that will always be true,” said Mark Fields, president, The Americas. “Your contributions and technological innovations around our products helped us get to where we are today and will help us get to where we want to go tomorrow.”

Since the start, these unique innovations have been the backbone of the company and the foundation that is built upon with the technical excellence of Ford employees.

“It’s really about the history and the heritage of our company and the legacy that Henry Ford left us in his technologies and innovation. Just reflecting on all of the changes over his life time, we’re talking about farms to factories, candlelight to light bulbs, horse drawn carriages to cars, and really building on that legacy of innovation,” said Paul Mascarenas, Ford chief technical officer and vice president of Research and Innovation.

Developments like the single sided laser joining of the 2013 Ford Fusion and Lincoln MKZ, and the implementation of the powertrain active noise control system are just a few examples of the awards presented at this years’ HFTA event.

Awarding employees for their work is just one example of how Ford is going further, according to Paul Mascarenas, Ford chief technical officer and vice president of Research and Innovation.

“This is just a great evening of recognition and celebration for the great things that our engineering team does,” he said.

Awards were presented in the areas of manufacturing, product development and research. Including two special recognitions this year of a Ford Technical Fellow position awarded to Dr. Michael A Tamor and the Dr. Haren Gandhi Research and Innovation Award to Louis Tijerina. Below is a brief summary of each award and its team members.

Ford Motor Company's premier wiki...holding all the links your fellow
employees thought were important for you to reference. Add more
links to the index, edit existing links that you see may have an error,
and delete old links that no longer are accessible.